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Recognised as Colour

#AB718D

  • #AB718D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB718D is a red with RGB values 171, 113, 141 and HSL 331°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AB718D#AB718D
HEX#AB718D
RGBrgb(171, 113, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4431, 0.5529
RGB percentages67.1%, 44.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(331, 25.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331, 33.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 17.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,235,725
CSS custom property--colour: #AB718D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#548E72

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#767C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#84868Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B3707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#71AB8F
Analogous#AB71AA, #AB7271
Triadic#8DAB71, #718DAB
Split complementary#71AB72, #71AAAB
Tetradic#AAAB71, #71AB8F, #7271AB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F7F1F4
Lighter +30%#E4D1DA
Lighter +20%#D1B1C0
Lighter +10%#BE91A7
Darker −10%#925773
Darker −20%#72445A
Darker −30%#523141
Darker −40%#321E28
More saturated +25%#C7558C
Less saturated −25%#8F8D8E

Channel breakdown

R171
G113
B141
Red171 (67.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue331.03°
Saturation (HSL)25.66%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 71 · B 8D

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